Why Rocky Balboa Tells More Truth than “Health and Wealth” Preachers

Posted January 22, 2018 10:36 pm by TCM Guest Contributor

The “health and wealth” mentality with regards to religion is nothing new. As long as human beings have been around, we’ve sought the “easier, faster=better” solutions to daily life. When it comes to faith, “better” usually comes in the form of the “prosperity preachers” and their “health and wealth” sermons. What can be easier than their generalized pitch, “Be nice, and if you believe it, then you can ‘live your best life now.’” Many ears have been tickled with this fancy oratory, which has sadly attracted many Catholics who believe their own faith to be overly guilt-laden and fortified with